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Aug. 31, 2018
A history in seven sackings
Matthew Kneale has attempted to compress 2,500 years of Roman history into less than 400 pages by taking an ingenious approach. He chronicles the civilization through the invasions it suffered.
Richard Wirick
Partner
Risk Management and Insurance Litigation (RMIL) Practice Group at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP (Haight).
Matthew Kneale has attempted to compress 2,500 years of history into less than 400 pages. It is an act of hubris, for which he had no shortage of examples in his subject matter. He could have taken the usual tact of most historians of Rome. Whatever their species of scholarship, they subscribe to the Toad Hall School of History: The narrative motors along, racing past all the main sights, but rarely stopping at any. We get breezy, aloof and superficial exposure to a f...
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